Wardrobe-trunk.



A. W. WINSHIP.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 10, 1912.

Patented May 19, 1914.

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WARDROBE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, 1912.

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WARDROBE-TRUNK.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Original application filed October 2c; 1911, Serial No. assess. Divided and this application filed February 10, 1912. Serial No. 676,780.

The subject matter of this invention wasoriginally a part of a former application filed by me October 26, 1911 as Serial No. 656,883.

My present invention relates to display racks particularly adapted to wardrobe trunks and to the form of wardrobe trunks particularly adapted to give most convenient access to said rack.

One object of my invention is,to provide in awardrobe trunk an improved system of slideways of great simplicity, convenience and effectiveness.

Another object is to provid'e an improved, simple way bf securing the clothes-retaining rack on the slidewaysin desired position. I

A further object is to supply proper means for preventingthe clothes ret-hming rack or the clothes-hangers from accidentally slipping off from theslideways and at the same time permit their ready removal from said slideways when desired.

In the drawings I have shown my invention embodied in a wardrobe trunk which is combined with a chiffonnier compartment in the same main trunk as this is a common and convenient arrangement. It will be evident, however, that the chiflonnier compartment is not in any way necessary to any feature of my invention.

, In the drawings and in the s eoification hereafter I have shown and descri d my invention as applied to a wardrobe trunk having one entire upright side open and the entire top also open and having the side openingof the wardrobe compartment provided with a single closure hinged adjacent to one upright side and the top closed with a single closure hinged along the back upper side of the wardrobe compartment. This arrangement is my preferred form as it obviously gives the easiest and fullest access to the compartment and renders the system of slideways and racks most convenient in use, It will be evident, however, that the closures can be mounted upon the body of the" trunk in other ways or could be made soas to be entirely detached. I further prefer that thetop of the compartment be open as herein shown but it will be noted that the wardrobe compartment could be formed without opening at the top and still allow the extension slideways to be moved as hereinafter shown and allow the clothes-retaining rack and clothes-hangers to be movedbaek and forth thereupon." The open top, however, is much preferable as it gives much fuller access to the compartment and allows practically double the space for inspection or display of the different garments and particul'arly for the removal of garments from the back of the compartment upwardl without lifting from the slideways those t at are at the front. i

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an opened trunk embodying my invention. Fig; 2 is a horizontal sectional view across the trunk.- jnst below the top and top closure. Fig. 3 is a perpendicular sectional view online 3'-3-of Fig. 2- on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4

vis a perpendicular sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side elevation on a similarly enlarged scale of the joint between one of' the fixed slideways and its extension. p

Referring to the drawings in a more particu'lwr description the trunk casing consists of abottom 9 to which are secured. two whole sides 10 and 11 adjacent to each other andan internal partition 12 parallel to side 11 and secured to side 10 and? dividing the trunk perpendicularly into two compartments, 13 and 14 which I will respectively designate the wardrobe compartment to the left as seen in Fig. 1 and the chifi'onnier compartment to the right as seen in Fig. 1. Further fixed parts of the trunk are a half-side 15 rising from. the bottom 9 and secured to the near side edge of the partition 12 as seen in Fig. 1 and a half-top 16 secured to the top edges of the side 11, the partition 12 and the portion of the side 10 between the partition 12 and the side 11. It will be seen that this construction leaves the broad outer side and the top of the wardrobe compartment entirely open and also one narrow side of the chifionnier compartment open.- For the latter opening there is provided a closure 17 perpendicularly hinged to the half side 15 along the line of its contact with the adjacent edge of the internal partition 12. i

To close the side opening of the wardrobe compartment 13 there is provided a closure 24 perpendicularly hinged to the side 10' and having on each sldeedgevalance strips 25 and 26 projecting at right angles, from-said zontally hinged to the half-top 16 along the line of its contact with the upper edge of the partition 12. From the free edges of this closure there project at right angles thereto valance strips 30, 31 and 32 to overlap the upper edges respectively of the side 10, side 15 and side closure 24.

Spring catches 22 secure the free side edge of the closure 24 to the side 15 and the'edge of the top closure to the'overlapped top edge of the side closure 24. A lock 33 havin .its two members upon the adjacent edges oi the top closure 29 and side closure24 provides means for locking the wardrobe section.

The chifionnier compartment may be provided with drawers, or other containers 34 which may be readily withdrawn therefrom through the side opening therein.-

Around the inside of the Wardrobe compartment extends a U-shaped metal strip 35 aving its loop portion fastened to the partition 12 audits ends extended nearly to the front edges of. the sideslO and 15 and securely fastened thereto. This strip further strengthens the upper forward corners of to which it is rigidly secured. To the free 1 end of each of these slideways is perpendicularly hinged an extension slideway 39 by means of a deeply interlocking rule joint formed from intermeshing projections 37' and 39 formed integral with the slidewa 37 and the extension slideway 39, through which projections a joint pin 40 is inserted. The joint is adapted to stopthe-extension when it has been swung straight out into line with the fixed slideway asshown in 7 'Figs. 2 and 3 and to allow the extensionto be swung around horizontally to a position.

entirely within. the wardrobe compartment as indicated in dot-ted lines in Fig. 2 and .allow the side closure thereof to be closed.

Over these slideway's fit and slide notched crosspieces 41 to which aresecured-clothes.-

hangers 42 of any desired form allowing th clothes to be drawn out from the wardrobecompartment andbesuspended upon the ex tension slideways without the wardrobe compartment and where they, can be easily seen or-removed.

Upon the slideways is 'slidingly mounted a clothes-ret-aining-rack formed of uprights 43'and cross-pieces 44 and sliding clutches 45-adapted to allow-therack .to be slid backand forth'npon the slideways 37 and "39 and. to hold the rack in any "position on said tion has'an opening 47 of the shape and substant-iallythe size of the slideways in c1'0S.S- sectionand so that the clutch encircles the slideway on its ,upper and inner side entirely and partly on the. outer and lower side. as plainly seen in Fig. 3. This arrangement prevents the rack from being removed from the slideways in any way except from the outer ends thereof.' The outer" ends of the" extension .slideways are turned upwardly in' the shape of hooks 48. which prevent the rack fromslipping off of the slideways when pulled out in the ordinary waybu't allow the rack to be removed by moving its lower end outwardly and upwardly so as to let the clutch ride around the upward curve of the hook 48.

I The opening 47 in the clutch 45 is disposed at a little less than a right angle to the general plane of the rack and slopesdownwardly toward the inner side of the opening as plainly seen in Fig, 4 resulting in points 49 on the inner upper side of the opening and 50 on the outer lower side of.

the opening coming into contact with the slideways as the rack drops toward the per pendicular from its own weight or is held that wayfrom the. pressure of the clothes which tends to shove its lower end outwardly; It is obvious that as these points 49 and 50 are so brought into sharp contact with the slideways, they prevent the rack from being slid outwardly upon the slideways but will allow it to be moved either way uponthe lower end of the rack being pushed inwardly far enough to reduce the angle between the rack and slideways and so take the points 50 of the clutch out of by the brace 38.

holding engagement with the slideways. As the clutch does not encircle the outer portion of the bottom of the slideways nor the lower part of its outer In operation the wardrobe closures 24 and 29 are opened, the extension slideways swung out into extended position and clothes-retainingyrack moved out onto the extension slideways by first pressing in- 'wardly' upon the lower partof the rack.

The rack may bethen entirely removed from the slideways as heretofore describedand the clothes-hangers slid off of the ends of the extensions and the clothes-hangers slid out part way and then lifted up taking the clothes up between the extension.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a wardrobe compartment, horizontally fixed slideways spaced from the sides of said compartment and secured thereto at the rear extensions perpendicularly hinged directly to the outer ends of said fixed slideways and adapted to be swung horizontally.

in line therewith and "supported solely thereby and to be turned back horizontally within said compartment, a clothes-retain ing rack, clutches supporting said rack and partly encircling all sides of said slideways and adapted to slide thereupon, braces connecting said slideways near their forward ends-to the adjacent sides of the compartsides it slides freely.

ment and adapted to allow the said clutches to be moved therepast.

2. In a wardrobe compartment, horizontally fixed slideways spaced from the sides of said compartment and securedthereto at the rear, extensions perpendicularly hinged directly to the outer ends of said fixed slideways and adapted to be swung horizontally in line therewith and su ported solely thereby and to be turned bac horizontallyfwithin said compartment, a clothes-retaining rack .clutches supporting said rack and partly encircling all sides of said slideways.

andadapted to slide thereupon, braces connecting said slideways near their forward ends'to the adjacent sides of the compartment and adapted to allow the said clutches to be moved therepast, the opening in said clutches slanting downwardly toward the inner side of the rack and adapted to make said clutches grip the slideways as thelower end of said rack is pressed outwardly toward a perpendicular position and allowing said clutches to slide freely upon said slideways by moving the lower end of said rack inwardly.

In witness whereof I'have aflixed my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 31st day of January 1912.

ALBERT W. WINSHIP. 

